KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo has reiterated that his Ministry did not issue any directives or guidelines to Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) on the coverage of States under Opposition rule. According to ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Malaysian palm oil futures recovered from a one-month low on Thursday, tracking strength in U.S. soyoil and snapping two sessions of declines. The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ...

HONG KONG (Feb 21): Hong Kong’s de facto central bank is bidding farewell to its chief after a decade, starting the search for a successor at a time when the city faces an outlook made uncertain by the slowing Chinese economy and the trade war with the U. ...

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 21): The Government is planning to revive the Malaysian Overseas Employees Management Centre in order to protect Malaysians seeking jobs overseas, said Human Resource Minister M Kula Segaran today. He said the centre, which was established ...

TORONTO (Feb 21): Manulife Financial Corp plans to more than double assets in its wealth unit and hire five new portfolio managers, as it targets the growing business of Canada’s rich. Canada is about 10 years behind the U.S. in offering financial ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Almost three million tourists from China visited Malaysia last year making them the largest group of visitors to the country, followed by those from India and Korea. In fact, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Muhammad ...

KOTA BHARU (Feb 21): The Human Resources Ministry will propose to the Government that locals and foreigners must at least have the Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM) before they are employed in any area of skills in the country. Its Deputy Minister Datuk ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Solarvest Holdings Bhd is offering 98.83 million new shares, representing 25.3% of its enlarged share capital, in an initial public offering (IPO) to fund its expansion locally and overseas. Of the 98.83 million new shares, 19.53 ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Tasco Bhd’s net profit more than halved to RM3.14 million for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2018, from RM8.17 million a year earlier, due to lower earnings from its domestics business solutions (DBS) segment. Earnings per share ...

FRANKFURT/ZURICH (Feb 21): From Japan to Germany, from economic numbers to profit warnings, there’s no shortage of evidence that the world is feeling the pain of a slump in trade. In Asia, South Korea and Japan reported declines in exports, while European ...

BAGAN DATUK (Feb 21): Five interchanges along the West Coast Expressway are expected to be opened to users by Hari Raya Aidilfitri, which falls on June 4 and 5. West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Neoh Soon Hiong this was subject to ...

COPENHAGEN (Feb 21): Danske Bank A/S said it’s being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, adding to the long list of probes into its money laundering scandal. The bank is already the target of criminal investigations in Denmark, ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): The six-month National Home Ownership Campaign 2019, slated to kick-off next month to address the issue of affordable housing supply and the overhang in residential properties, is not inspiring much optimism as the first time the ...

BEIJING/CHICAGO (Feb 21): China is proposing it could buy an additional US$30 billion a year of U.S. agricultural products, including soybeans, corn and wheat, as part of a possible trade deal being negotiated by the two countries, according to people ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Tenaga Nasional Bhd has extended the service of Tan Sri Leo Moggie as the non-independent non-executive chairman of TNB for one year, effective March 12, 2019. Before becoming the chairman, he held senior Ministerial positions at ...

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 21): The Defence Ministry today lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the land swap deals involving the construction of the Paloh army camp in Johor and Hutan Melintang army camp in Perak. The report was ...